Wisconsin Dems invest $7M in TV ads for 5 key state Senate races

Wisconsin Democrats plan to spend some $7 million on television ads for five state Senate races they believe are pivotal in their bid to seize control of the chamber.

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Wisconsin Democrats plan to spend $7 million on television ads in five state Senate races they believe are key to regaining control of the chamber. The State Senate Democratic Committee said Wednesday that the buy will target races in Milwaukee’s northern suburbs, the rural areas north of Madison, the Fox Cities, Green Bay and La Crosse. Republicans currently hold a 22-10 supermajority in the 33-seat Senate, but Democrats hope new district boundaries Gov.



Tony Evers signed in February will help them chip away at the GOP advantage. WISCONSIN LAWMAKERS VOTE TO AUDIT STATE DEI INITIATIVES Sixteen Senate seats are up in November, including eight currently held by Republicans and four open seats. Four Democrats are not up for re-election this cycle; that means Democrats need to win 13 seats in November to gain the majority.

In a sign of how the new maps have energized the party, Democrats have put up a candidate in every Senate race on the ballot for the first time in more than 20 years. Democrats plan to run ads in the 8th Senate District, which includes Milwaukee's conservative leaning northern suburbs. The new maps pulled Republican Sen.

Duey Stroebel out of his old district and put him in the 8th, where he'll face Democrat Jodi Habush Sinykin. Wisconsin state capitol building in Madison, Wisconsin. (Education Images/Universal Images Group via Ge.